Mitsubishi Logistics signed a virtual PPA with JERA Cross to procure non-fossil certificates (NFCs) associated with the output of 8MW of solar power plants, the companies announced on October 22, 2025. On the same day, they also signed a memorandum of understanding to further consider ways to achieve the logistics company’s decarbonization targets.
According to the statement, the assets’ output will be aggregated by JERA Cross and sold into the wholesale market. Mitsubishi Logistics will continue to procure power from its existing retailer and use the NFCs to offset consumption at its Kanto area facilities. The companies did not disclose the plants’ owner or planned COD.
Mitsubishi Logistics and its group companies use about 140GWh of power annually. About 40GWh of that was covered by renewables in FY2024, up from 10GWh in FY2022. Several of its facilities are equipped with rooftop solar and the company disclosed its first off-site PPA, a 1MW physical deal with Kansai Electric Power, last month. It said it plans to invest 19 billion yen into energy-saving measures, owned solar, and PPAs by FY2030 in its Integrated Report 2025.
JERA Cross, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Japan’s largest power generator JERA, has been focusing on supporting companies with decarbonization. Previously, the company partnered with Yamato Transport to support its launch and operation of a renewables development and procurement unit and with Ryohin Keikaku to aggregate the output of solar power plants to be developed by the MUJI retail store operator and JERA’s 80:20 joint venture.
